hangover

American  

[hang-oh-ver] / ˈhæŋˌoʊ vər /

noun

1. the disagreeable physical aftereffects of drunkenness, such as a headache or stomach disorder, usually felt several hours after cessation of drinking.

   Synonyms:

   nausea, qualm, sickishness, queasiness

2. something remaining behind from a former period or state of affairs.

3. any aftermath of or lingering effect from a distressing experience.

   the post-Watergate hangover in Washington.

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hangover British  

/ ˈhæŋˌəʊvə /

noun

1. the delayed aftereffects of drinking too much alcohol in a relatively short period of time, characterized by headache and sometimes nausea and dizziness

2. a person or thing left over from or influenced by a past age

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Etymology

Origin of hangover

1890–95, noun use of verb phrase hang over

Example Sentences

In this regard, Mr. Rachel’s book exemplifies what the French controversialist Renaud Camus calls the second career of Adolf Hitler: the long hangover of inexplicable catastrophe.

From The Wall Street Journal

Whether it's been age profile, a creaking scrum, a sputtering attack, the unsettled fly-half situation or a British and Irish Lions hangover, most of the discussion has been largely negative.

From BBC

The next morning, I woke up with what I can only describe as a disclosure hangover.

From The Wall Street Journal

“And I thought you were a scholar? There’s no such thing. Let’s go, before my hangover gets worse. I feel like a lavellan is eating my eyeballs from the inside.”

From Literature

"The group and environment we've built will take care of itself, I don't think there will be too much of a hangover."

From Barron's

Related Words

• aftereffect
• headache